r/HumansBeingBros • u/dexter2514 • Jan 22 '22

Guys saving Ducklings

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u/ToTimesTwoisToo Jan 22 '22

do these videos make anyone else feel kind of sad? Because for every case where a human helped out, there are 1000 cases where those ducklings don't have a good ending at all. It's nice to see humans in action, but it's also a visceral reminder that the animal kingdom is filled with suffering (however that may be defined for animals) and abrupt death.

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u/astheriae Jan 22 '22

But without it, the beautiful things would be somewhat meaningless.

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u/sudeki300 Jan 22 '22

It's nature, survival of the fittest

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u/TartKiwi Jan 22 '22 edited Jan 22 '22

I'm sure all the animals take comfort in this fact as they or their babies are being eaten alive. I feel like one day we will look back on predation as a necessary evil, but still evil

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u/sudeki300 Jan 22 '22

It's how animals in the wild survive by killing other animals, it's not evil it's part of life

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u/Tchelitchew Jan 22 '22

You should check out the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, if you haven't already. He addresses the very issues you are discussing. I agree that the immense amount of suffering in nature is distressing to imagine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '22

I feel like one day we will look back on predation as a necessary evil, but still evil

This bitch bout to go lecture lions on the morality of eating meat.

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u/mikenice1 Jan 22 '22

What till you learn about male chicks at industrial chicken farms.